Read more about the article UPWK +222%: a base breakout in the remote-work boom, June 2020
UPWK on the 2020-06-22 breakout entry, from my chart archive

UPWK +222%: a base breakout in the remote-work boom, June 2020

In June 2020, UPWK cleared a well-defined pivot and kept climbing. Upwork broke out of a six-month base at a close of 13.55, then trended to a 43.58 close on…

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Read more about the article MGNI +288%: the ad-tech base breakout, November 2020
MGNI on the 2020-11-04 breakout entry, from my chart archive

MGNI +288%: the ad-tech base breakout, November 2020

MGNI is back on traders' screens this week, near the top of the day's gainers list after Magnite's early-August quarterly report. That's a good reason to pull the chart that…

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Read more about the article CAR +420%: the base breakout that kept running, February 2021
CAR on the 2021-02-19 breakout entry, from my chart archive

CAR +420%: the base breakout that kept running, February 2021

When CAR turns up on traders' screens again, like this week's return to the StockTwits trending list, the chart worth studying is the CAR base breakout from February 2021. Avis…

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Read more about the article FSLY +123%: the earnings-gap base breakout, May 2020
FSLY on the 2020-05-07 breakout entry, from my chart archive

FSLY +123%: the earnings-gap base breakout, May 2020

FSLY is back on traders' screens this week, climbing the StockTwits trending list, so it's a good moment to pull up the chart that made it worth studying in the…

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Take-Profit Strategy: The Overlooked Half of Exits

You are up on a position. The chart has run your way for six sessions, the gain is real on the screen, and the only question left is where you…

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Read more about the article W +486%: the base breakout out of the COVID crash, April 2020
W on the 2020-04-03 breakout entry, from my chart archive

W +486%: the base breakout out of the COVID crash, April 2020

Wayfair (W) is trending again, sitting near the top of the day's gainers on 27 July 2026 as brokers hike their price targets into the company's 4 August earnings date…

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Limit Order Book: How Market and Limit Orders Fill

Picture a 5,000-share market order hitting a thin small-cap at 10:47 in the morning. The last trade printed at 24.10, so you'd expect a fill somewhere near there. Instead the…

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Read more about the article NIO +1227%: the base breakout of an EV survivor, May 2020
NIO on the 2020-05-26 breakout entry, from my chart archive

NIO +1227%: the base breakout of an EV survivor, May 2020

NIO's back on the StockTwits trending list this week, and a mid-July 2026 upgrade to buy from Goldman Sachs is a big reason why. That makes now a good time…

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Multi-Timeframe Analysis: A Top-Down Decision Hierarchy

A trader sees a tight base break on the daily chart at 47.20. Volume is heavy. The candle closes near the high. They buy the breakout, get filled, and watch…

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Weinstein Stage Analysis: The Four-Stage Trend Filter

Most losing trades I review have nothing wrong with the entry pattern. The flag was clean, the volume looked decent, the stop was in a sensible place. The problem sits…

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